St Patrick’s Day 2016: Clean, raw, organic eatery SHOT picks the wrong day for a launch party as City workers take the afternoon off for St Paddy’s Day drinking March 17, 2016 With a name that brings back memories of messy nights and student parties, City folk may feel slightly disappointed when they find out that SHOT, the latest edition to St Paul's restaurant options, has absolutely nothing to do with drinking. Touted as the latest "innovative clean eating concept" in the City, SHOT actually stands for "Simple. [...]
Over-35s are the new binge drinkers and have discovered “prinking” according to Sheffield University research April 20, 2016 Over-35s are the new binge drinkers and are rampant pre-drinkers ("prinkers") before big nights out, new research shows. The study, published in the journal Addiction, found 30-somethings regularly reach the recommended weekly alcohol limit of 14 units on a single night out and are "loading" drinks before and after visits to pubs, restaurants and clubs [...]
Competition probe into Greene King’s Spirit Pub takeover moves on to consultation stage June 4, 2015 Greene King’s proposals to the Competition Market Authority (CMA) regarding its acquisition of the Spirit Pub Company reached consultation stage yesterday. The consultation comes after the regulator raised concerns about the £774m merger shortly after it was announced in May. At the time the authority said the current proposal would “substantially” lessen competition in the [...]
Pokémon Go: Should you invest in Nintendo? Investors are set for share price slump, but longer term virtual reality games will prove a winner July 20, 2016 The craze for newly-released mobile game Pokémon Go has sent shares in co-owner Nintendo up 75 per cent. Pokémon Go has been downloaded over 15m times since it was released last week. It currently ranks as the fastest adopted game in history. So far, it’s available to play in the UK, US, Germany, Australia and New [...]
EU referendum: Chairman of JD Wetherspoon sets out his argument for a Brexit – “democracy equals prosperity” March 26, 2016 The chairman of pubs chain JD Wetherspoon has today set out his reasoning for backing a so-called Brexit. Tim Martin was one of 250 business leaders to give their support to the Vote Leave campaign today. Explaining his decision, Martin said: "Democracy equals prosperity. And slowly democracy is being removed by the European Union." Read [...]
Cheers to that: Britain is now the “beating heart” of the global wine trade May 3, 2016 Britain has become the "beating heart" and a "giant" of the global wine industry, according to research from the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA). We'll drink to that. Britain's wine trade has more than doubled in the last decade and has become a key hub for importing and distributing wine to 124 countries across [...]
Conviviality to soak up wine wholesaler Bibendum May 3, 2016 Alcohol group Conviviality is to buy wine distributor and wholesaler Bibendum in a deal that worth £60m, which will be part-funded through a share issue. The Aim-listed business is looking to raise £32m through issuing shares at 205p each, with a further £10m being drawn from its banking facilities. Bibendum, which supplies wine, beer and spirits to around 4,000 restaurants, pubs [...]
Young’s share price jumps as chief executive Stephen Goodyear announces he will step down after 13 years March 22, 2016 Stephen Goodyear, the chief executive of UK brewer and pubs company Young's, will step down after 13 years this summer, the company announced today. Young's share price jumped by 40.5 points to a high of 1,220 points at 1.30pm shortly after the announcement. [charts-share-price id="165"] Goodyear will hand over to Patrick Dardis, who is currently the [...]
Kojawan restaurant at the Hilton Metropole is like a retro-futuristic art gallery in the sky April 26, 2016 Andrew Baggs overcomes a fear of high restaurants to thoroughly enjoy this Asian fusion izakaya Food | ★★★★☆ | Value ★★★★☆ | Vibe ★★★★☆ | Hilton Metropole, 225 Edgware Rd, W2 1JU Tel: 020 8088 0111 | Cost for two with wine: £140 I have, over the years, learnt to read the restaurant warning signs. There is an inverse relationship between [...]
Bottoms up to Great Brewtain: Old Speckled Hen, Doom Bar and Hobgoblin are the nation’s three top ales, according to Tesco March 23, 2016 If you don't still know the difference between ale and beer, now might be the time to learn – ale sales have shot up over 14 per cent in the past year. And, if you still need help discerning them next time you're at the pub, Old Speckled Hen, Doom Bar and Hobgoblin are the UK's [...]